Stock waterer



T. RITCHIE STOCK WATERER oct. 7, 1930.

Filed Dec. 19, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l IEIZL 31,

MWI/W Patented Oct. 7, 1930 THOMAS nrrcnrn, or osxALoosA, Iowa',

Asslenon fro Runnin; nnnwxe'runine i l yGOMPANY,v OFMARSHALLTNVN, IOWA, A eoRPoRA'rIoNfol roWA 1 strooi; limrriaranze application inea n'ecmter 1e, 1927;.-1 sriaino. 241,0'1`3`.;

"Ilheobjeetof my invention is tolr provlid'ela stock, Waterer'ad'apte'd tof be sedf forl oattle`,'

\ horses and hogs, the parts of the Waterer be# ingoil simple, durable, andeomparativelyinexpensiveConstruction; l if l `A urtherlobjet "s to provide such a vir'ater-` er` inthe formy 'of a casing having `at'its top a Watering troughfforhorses and cattle'andV bei low the trough Vjust mentioneda secondiv trough adapted tobe1 used for the vWatering o 'lhogsg access tothese'oondtrough being had through an opening' in theside of the easing.- lIn: this manner the Wateringjtroiigh for ther horses and cattle i's high enough so that the hogsV Cannotv get into it and dirty up thefwater While-provision; is made for Wateringthe hogs aswell as the horses and cattle.k y Stillf a further object is`- to provide means `Within theeasingfor keeping the Water-Warm in WintertimelV i StilleJ further object is to-providethe upper trcnighV with openings so that, access canfbe had through them to the spaee Within the easing' below the trough so'V ythat heating devicesV may be positioned therein.` Y l 4 v Stilll another object isto providemeans for admitting Warm 'airV to the' drinking com partments for the hogs, thissameV means beingV adaptedg't" admit air to the heating `deviees each timefahogdrinks.;v ji 'j With', thesef and? other fbjects' in `View,` my invention' consists in the eonstruetion,ar rangement and eombinationof the various partsl of my: device,"whereby thejobjeets contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth,pointedl outin my Claims." and illustrated in the aeeompanyingdrawings, in

line Figure "f n i l Figure sise detailseeeonei-tewtakehi hog Waterer taken on Ltheline `6'--6 of` Figl Figure 7 illustrates a modified form oimy invention in"whieh two separate Watering troughs for'the hogs are providedly On the aceompanyingdrawingsll hav'eused the Vreference numeral 10 tof indicate aeasing which is` substantially Areet'ar'igiilar in shape andis' preferably frmedjofsheet metall The easing 10 restsionthe ground andis designed to support the eattle' "and hog drinking troughs ofmyinvention.` l l The cattle drinkingtr'ou h is `indicated generally by thereferencee ia'racte'r" A and Compri'sesfa pair of drinking compartments 12 substantially equal in length to the casing l0 and'positioned at each sidethereof. A float compartment `14 extends between the' drink-` ing compartments 12 and eommuniblates with them alsa vclearly illustrated in;` lligure y301'? the drawings; y V p :Thegbet lC@mp@111511191115` 14 iS orisidrbltf' "shorter than the casing 1'0" whereby a pair of o peningsl are: formed for gaining ac'ofess tothe casingilO below the drinking trough The float compartment 114' iscoyeredfby a- @over member 18` merely: resting'onthe ends Vofthe loat'eompartment and; a pair'ofA doors 2O are hinged to'the cover' member' l8. The doors 20 are' designedto` eoyer the openings lvto prevent 'the eseapeofyvarm-airfromfthe A'supply line 22is` provided for supplying VtheV vdrinking" compartments 1-2 VWith water. Admission of Water to thedrinking comp art mentslf is eontrolledby afloat 'Valvestruo-l turel 24e, the valvelbeing penedand elosedl by a float 26 positioned in the float compartment 14; The conneetion'between the'valfve24 and the float 26 is through' an arm' 28 piyoted' at 30 and leonneoted, byfa link 32th a plug 34 adapted toengage a Valveseatff whenthe float Q6 is raised, to .a'predetermined,position kThe cattle drinking trough Ais heldin I position: with relationto the casingV 10 by means' of bolts.' This connection is' cleanly illustrated ing'Figure ofthe drawingsl `In opposite sides offithecasinglO are openngse() postonedj ust, blowtlie cattle drink- 1 ngt-mugre. A hegdrmnng taugt B e partments 46 and a float compartment 48. A y

float 50 is positioned in the float com'part# ment 48 and is operatively associated*v with a fioat valve 52 for the purposeJ of admitting water from the supply line 22 tothe-,drink-Y ing trough B. The fioat valve 52 comprises a valve seat 54,' valve 56 cooperating therewith anda lever 58l lThe lever 58 is adjust;- ably`connected by a Vrod v60 and nuts 6217to the float 50.

j VItyvill be noted (Figure') that the pipe 22 extends upV onone side ofthe trough and is connected to the' valve 52 by piping 58 extending down into the waterin the trough B.j This construction-obviates the necessity of extending the piping 53 up through the bottom of the troughB and eliminates the use'of gaskets or other sealing means. The float valve is thus much more conveniently removed for repair or replacement. v

- ting into thefloat Compartment 48.l

In the drinking trough B are vpartitions 6 extending above the levelof the water. The partitions 64 are provided with V grooves 66 through which the water, iiows from the *float compartment 48 t' the drinking compartments 46. This constructionprevents mud which the hogs getl into their water from get-7 Eachop/ening 40 is provided with shields comprising sides 68 and a top 70. The top 70 has a portion 72 extending? downwardly into the water in the drinking trough B. Openings 69 are provided for admitting warm air to the drinking `compartment .46 to keep'the water therein warmed. Eachopening 40.-. is

- provided with a doorl hinged as at 73 lto the shield 70. This doorprcvents cold air from Ventering thev casing 10 through the openings 69'and also keeps trashy and snow from blowing into the drinking:compartments 46. The doors 7 lin conjunction with theopen.- ings 69 also I serve an` additional purpose. Eachtime a hog drinksfthe door 71 is opened .f and allows a fresh'fsupply of oxygen to enter the casing ll() through the openings y69 which clears the casing lO of Vstagnant gases and allows the heating` lamps 82 therein to functionbetter and burn 1a little higher. [It is therefore obvious thata greater-.number of hogs drinking will"furnish a' greaterv amount of oxygen through fthe openings; 69 and the heat in proport'ion'to theconsumptiori of water'will thus beregulated.. i

drinkingcompa'rtlnent.:46 of the trough B is a false botto1n`74. The false bottoms 74 are perforated as at 76 so that mud getting into the water in the compartments 46 will settle through these openings and onto the bottoms of the compartments.

. This mud can be rakedvout of the trough B due to the curvedy end walls 7 8 thereof. A downwardly extending lip 8O is provided on each false bottom 74 for this mud scraping operation. 1` j i i Within vthe casing l0 one vor more of the lamps 82 or other heating devices may be provided for the purpose of keeping the water in the troughs A and B in warm condition 'during cold weather. Ventilation is providedforthe lamps 82 through openings 84 positioned around the upper edge of the casinglO. Oxygenconsurned by the lamps 82 is provided by the entrance of air through these openings 84 which travels down a passageway yprovided by a shield 86- secured behind each opening 84 as clearlyl illustrated in-v Figure v4. The shields 86 discharge the air near the-ground. The gases of combustion arising from the lamps 82 are discharged through small openings 88 aroundrthe upper edge of the casing l0. Several of the openings 88 are provided on each side of the cas ing l0 sufficient for the escape of gases un- One large disder ordinary conditions. chargeopening 90fon each side ofthe casing is providedhaving an adjustable damper 92. pivoted o n a rivet94. The damper 92 may be swung to positioncovering :more or less of the area of the opening 90. f

y Within the r casing 10 I provide a valve 96 and a hose 98 connectedto thesupplyline 22andcontrollable by thevalve. The hose 98 may be coiled within the casing'lO or may be lextended throughdone of the openings 16 as illustrated inFigure 2 forthe purpose of filling aV Vbarrelor otherwise getting 'water for .otherpurposes desired. Y Y In Figure? I have illustrated myv stock waterer vwith two separate` hog waterer gj troughs B positioned diagonally. pThis arrangementallows of placing the waterer 1n a fence as shown,the'fence being indicated asV 100. .Cattle and horses onboth sides of theffence 100'may drink from the upper watering trough VA and hogs on each side` ofthe fence 100 can drink fromvthe troughfB on their respective'side of the fence. u f; Changes may be. madein theconstruction and arrangement of the various parts of my .z.: invention, without departing `from the real spirit and purpose thereof and it is my intention tol cover by my-claimsany modified fornisfof structureor use of mechanical equivalentsA which may be reasonablyincluded within'theirscope.I ..1

I claim 'as my inventiong@ .f y, v 1. In a vvstock wateren .acasing5 a; trough suspended thereinv comprising a pair of drinkingyoompartrnents. at the sides` of said casing and extending the length thereof, a Hoat compartment between said, drinking `compartments and shorter than the length thereof whereby an opening is formed between theend of the float compartment and an end of the casing whereby access may be had to said casing below said trough, asecond trough in said casing below the first trough, an opening in the side of said casing for admitting stock to drink from said second trough, a shield extending fromy the top of said opening and back into the water of said second trough, a door' for said opening and openings in said shield for affording communication between the second trough and the interior of theV casing.

2. A waterer' of the character described comprising a casing, a waterlng trough .in i

the top thereof, aywatering trough below `the irst mentioned trough andaccessible from the side of the casing and Vmeans for normally closing saidsecond trough, said means serving to aclmit'heated airfrom the casing'to the second mentioned trough when` said means is closed. f

3. In a stock'waterer, a casing,ja trough suspended therein, asecond trough in said casing below the first trough, an opening in the side of said casing for admitting stock to drink from said second trough, a shield extending from the top of said opening and tween the second back into the water of said second trough, i

a door for said opening and openings in said shield for affording communicationbe-V trough andthe interior of the casing.

4L In aV watering trough construction, a

casing, a trough therein, anopening in said casing for admitting stock to drink from the trough, a hinged cover member for said opening, a shield interposed between the trough and Vthe interior ofthe casing and openings in said shield to allow communication between the trough and the interior of the cas- Y t ing when said cover member is in closed position and to allow air outside the casing `to t enter therein when said cover member is in opened position.

Des Moines, Iowa, October 14:, V1927.

THOMAS RITCHIE` 

